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Why You Should Wear Red Lingerie For the Holidays
By: Laura
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Ah, the Holiday season. Time for singing carols, mulling wine, and donning gay apparel.
Some classic things we associate with Christmas festivity: mistletoe, lights, and most interesting to me, the color red. As a designer of lingerie, I often steer clear of red because of it can come off as one too many sexy attributes in a garment. For example, if it’s short AND lacy, I would probably keep it a less over-the-top sexy color. (I don’t want to be causing any heart attacks out there! Or for my customers to be mistaken for hookers.) I prefer to use colors that aren’t automatically associated with sin, like plum and dusty pink, so that the wearer can feel pretty AND sexy.
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But for Holiday 2011, I had an impulse to unveil two bright red pieces for my collection, Lola Haze. Why? I asked myself the same question and decided to do some digging into the the origins of red as a Christmas color.
My admittedly unacademic research lead me to a couple of theories, none of which seem definitive. A commonly cited explanation is that green represents the life associated with the birth of Christ, and red represents his death on the cross. As the holly leaves became associated with Christmas (one of the few practical plants to choose because it’s alive in the winter), the green of the leaves and the red of the berries became emblematic of these religious symbols.
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As for our beloved Santa Claus, in his red suit with fur lining–this is a relatively modern vision. This costume’s debut is usually attributed to the 1862 drawing of the German American satirist and cartoonist Thomas Nast. It was then made famous by Coca-Cola’s Santa advertising campaign in 1931, and the shade of red used throughout the campaign was patented by the company. Before that time, Saint Nicholas had been pictured in various colors and forms, including as a gnome and a bishop.
So ladies, why red? It’s a color with such wide and powerful associations throughout the world’s traditions: sin, lust, courage, blood, life, death, and passion. There’s The Scarlet Letter, stop lights, the goddess Lakshmi, the Soviet flag…
This time of year, red is also the color of festivity. So here are some picks to gussy up your Holiday season. What are your favorite pieces of red lingerie?
Lola Haze Holiday Chemise – $139.
(TLA readers: get an exclusive 20% discount off your purchase by using code LolaFriends20 at checkout until December 31, 2011.)
Faire Frou Frou Standard Ostrich Robe – $780
Yandy Christmas Lingerie – various prices
Fun Factory G4 Tiger – $109.90
La Perla Romantica Balconette Bra – $178
Sponsored Post: 12 Super Sexy Lingerie Gifts from Bare Necessities
I’m pretty comfortable with lingerie now, but I remember how intimidating the world of intimates was when I first became interested in it. All those brands…all those prices…all those materials….I had no idea where to start. And I was way too uncomfortable (not to mention way too broke) to stop by my local lingerie boutique.
If this sounds a little bit like you (or even if it doesn’t), Bare Necessities is your one-stop shop for lingerie this holiday season. Not only do they carry tons of brands to fit every body and every budget, they also have one of the easiest return policies in the industry. Don’t like what you ordered? Just send it back…no questions asked.
Below is a list of 12 sets I love this holiday season. With prices ranging from $32 to $345 and sizing options from A cup to G cup, believe me when I say there’s a little something here for everybody.
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My 12 Fave Looks from the 2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
In case you’ve managed to miss the media circus surrounding the world’s most famous lingerie event, the annual Victoria’s Secret Holiday Fashion show happens tonight, November 29th, at 10 pm EST on CBS. Since I live on the West Coast, I won’t be able to live tweet the show, but I did want to show you some of my fave looks in advance of tonight’s viewing.
And don’t forget to come by the blog first thing tomorrow morning for a very special, very exclusive interview with one of the people that helped make tonight’s show possible. I’m sworn to secrecy until the show actually airs, but let’s just say I’m really excited about publishing this piece and I think you’ll be really excited about it too.
Do you plan on watching tonight’s show or is just another night to you? Let me know your thoughts.
Holiday Lingerie Gift Guides: 15 Pieces for $51 or less
It’s Holiday Shopping Season and that means it’s time for our annual holiday lingerie gift guides. With the recession still more or less in full swing, this year has been hard for a lot of people. But that doesn’t mean you have to deprive yourself of gorgeous lingerie.
I completely understand what it’s like to be a lingerie addict on a budget…and that’s why our first guide is dedicated to lingerie that’s $51 or less. What are some of your fave budget brands?Tell us about them in the comments!
$22.50
$24.00
Hips and Curves Lace Trim Satin Teddy
$34.95
DKNY Signature Lace Babydoll
$36.00
Hips and Curves ‘Short and Sexy’ Charmeuse Chemise
$36.95
Kiss Me Deadly Cerise ‘Jezebel’ Knicker
~$38.75 (knicker only)
Kiss Me Deadly Roll-on ‘Vargas’ Girdle
~$38.75 (girdle only)
Hips and Curves Charmeuse Cami Tap Set
$39.95
O Lingerie Satin Kimono with Contrast Lace
$43.63
Felina ‘Harlow’ Full Busted Demi Bra & Low Rise G-String
$46.00 (both pieces)
Secrets in Lace ‘Tease’ Babydoll
$49.00
Ultimo ‘Coco’ Balcony Bra (available A-I cup)
$49.09 (bra only)
Agent Provocateur Seam and Heel Stretch Stockings
$50.00
Vero Moda Intimate ‘Melanite’ Padded Bra & Hipster
$50.90 (both pieces)
Small Business Saturday: 8 Lingerie Designers from Etsy
Today is the 2nd annual Small Business Saturday, when shoppers all over the country (if not the world) make a pledge to support small and local businesses on one of the biggest commercial weekends of the year.
Here at The Lingerie Addict, we believe in supporting small and independent lingerie businesses too. So many people in the lingerie industry, from designers to boutiques to bloggers (like myself!) are small businesses that it just makes sense for us to show our support for one another.
Many of the coupon codes we shared in yesterday’s Black Friday Lingerie Sales were from small businesses, and today, we’re sharing selections from a few of our fave Etsy lingerie designers.
Who’s your fave lingerie small business? I’d love to hear about it in the comments.
Holiday Season Shapewear: What to Buy for Your Body Type
I’m Jessica Fowler a shopaholic, workaholic and general fun loving fellow. I recently started my blog, Lingerie and Fashion, because everywhere I went, I saw clothing and lingerie that I would have loved to see on my own friends and family. So I decided to start my blog as a guide to women everywhere because we all need a little help sometimes. This post is all about how to choose shaping lingerie for the upcoming festive season.
As the golden autumn leaves slowly start to disappear and the chilly frost and snow begin to settle, it is time for us ladies to dig deep into our wardrobes and pull out our woolly tights and winter boots.
For me this can only mean one thing … the festive season is on its way. Like most people I enjoy tucking into a warm mince pie and cup of mulled wine at the local Christmas markets and at my parents’ house and my boyfriend’s parents’ house and at work and … ok so I love to indulge in the guilty pleasures of Christmas.
I look at the festive season as a bitter-sweet time in my life. All that socialising with friends, family and work colleagues, and endless eating and drinking, can leave even the Victoria Beckhams of the world feeling bloated and pudgy.
Yes I hear you cry, “STOP eating and drinking then”, but it’s so difficult when a beautiful turkey dinner or champagne cocktail is placed in front of your eyes.
So I have decided to make this “bitter-sweet” period 100% sweet, by researching into the lingerie market to find the perfect shapewear for all body shapes, that can give us all a little helping hand through the festive season. A little something that can shape and contour our curves back into our pre-winter shape.
Here are my recommendations for the perfect Festive Season Shapewear–
The Banana ShapeFor ladies with small hips, waist, and shoulders and a generally ‘boyish’ figure.
Your Festive Season Shapewear is:
The Agent Provocateur Penelope Basque
Celebrities with a Banana Shape Body
• Kate Bosworth
• Cameron Diaz
• Victoria Beckham
The Pear ShapeFor ladies with more weight on the hips, small waste and small(er) bust.
Your Festive Season Shapewear is:
Victoria’s Secrets ‘So Curvaceous’ Push-up Slip
Celebrities with a Pear Shape Body
• Jennifer Love Hewitt
• Beyonce
• Jennifer Lopez
The Strawberry Shape
For ladies with more weight on their bust, a small waist, and small(er) hips.
Your Festive Season Shapewear is:
Spanx Hide & Sleek Half Slip
Celebrities with a Strawberry Body
• Jessica Simpson
• Lindsey Lohan
• Selma Hayek
The Apple Shape
For ladies with a more rounded stomach, and small hips and bust.
Your Festive Season Shapewear is:
High Waisted Shaping Short
Celebrities with a Apple Body
• Drew Barrymore
• Catherine Zeta Jones
• Julia Roberts
The Hour Glass Shape
For ladies with an equal balance of weight on their hips and bust and a defined waist.
Your Festive Season Shapewear is:
Cass V-Neck Dress Slip
Celebrities with an Hourglass Body
• Kim Kardashian
• Christina Hendrix
• Scarlett Johansson
I hope this article helps with your shapewear selections this holiday season. What are some of your fave shapewear pieces? Let’s talk about in the comments.
Photo Credits: Top image of Sparklewren corset owned by Treacle, photographed by Treacle.
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